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1. FERGUSON Suzanne Claudia (CSU 2010 WHG 000160) [pdf, 210 KB]

   ...operation has been the destabilising factor and a direct contributing factor to a roll over and death. [45] In his experience there has been a tendency by farmers and those in the rural sector to use large implements that are inappropriate for the job and place the safety of the farmer at risk. That wasn’t the case here. [46] Lastly, he reiterated the importance of the education programmes that the Ministry has been promoting that helps people assess the areas they intend to wo...

2. [2015] NZEmpC 76 Sealord Group Ltd v Pickering [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...funeral of a good friend. He told Mr Taylor that he would call and see him at his office on Monday, 20 September 2010. [45] Mr Pickering said that at the meeting, Mr Taylor told him that things were not working out and he should resign from his job on two weeks’ pay. Mr Pickering indicated that was "very unfair" and Mr Taylor than offered to pay him one month's pay if he tended his resignation in writing. Mr Pickering refused to resign and the meeting ended....

3. Aldridge & Ors as Trustees of the SL & KM Aldridge Family Trust v Boe [2012] NZWHT Auckland 27 [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...limitation period. The Aldridges’ claim was filed with the Tribunal on 2 July 2008. Potter J, at paragraph [349] of her judgment, stated that I did not mention Mr Swarts return to the home (then occupied by the Boes) in 1999 to carry out the job of assisting with the erection of the pergola beams. [17] Mr Wright contends that: (i) Mr Swart had a general duty of care to remedy his faulty building work when coming back onto the building site to work on the pergola and (ii)...

4. Stanley & Anor as trustees of the Lucy Stanley Family Trust v North Shore City Council [2011] NZWHT Auckland 20 [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...that they would engage a series of contractors, some on a labour-only basis, to build the house. LOJO Construction, being a partnership between Mr Banton and Mr White, was engaged to carry out the building work. This included setting out the job for the earth cuts and footings, construction of the footings, construction of the timber framing, wrapping the building with building paper, installation of the windows and internal fit out. They were not involved in the cladding or pl...

5. [2020] NZEmpC 174 Greetham v Lawter (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 384 KB]

   ...Lawter sites worldwide. It was apparent that until later, Mr Yates was not entirely wedded to the 5S standards as a workplace organisation methodology. There was no immediate change to Mr Greetham’s employment agreement, remuneration or job title as a result of the change in his duties. The increase in responsibilities was raised by Mr Greetham at a meeting with Mr Yates and Kate Riches, then described as Human Resources Generalist, on 21 October 2011. A time in motion stu...

6. LCRO 78/2017 UT v HB (26 June 2019) [pdf, 346 KB]

   ...into account:22 [1] the terms of the lawyer’s retainer – for example, whether a precise timetable is agreed upon; [2] whether there was any delay caused by the client; [3] the importance of the Will to the testator; [4] the complexity of the job – for example the more complex the job the more time required; [5] the circumstances indicating the risk of death or onset of incapacity in the testator; and [6] whether there has been a reasonable ordering of the lawyer’s priorities. B...

7. [2021] NZACC 50 - Astle v ACC (17 March 2021) [pdf, 224 KB]

   ...pre-accident position? No. Adele has a range of limitations due to her pain. These are constant walking, constant standing, constant sitting, medium or heavy lifting, constant driving and frequent lumbar twisting. A key problem with her pre-injury job is the core requirement of intermittent medium lifting and associated lumbar twisting which render her incapacitated at present. Such demands would not be tolerated and would aggravate her pain. 8. What is the claimant’s...

8. C Ltd v CZ [2024] NZDT 779 (11 November 2024) [pdf, 387 KB]

   ...Ltd’s terms and conditions state that it can chose how to invoice the customer for the work. (Clause 6.6 of the terms and conditions) Ms N said there was a discussion at the beginning of the process between CZ and C Ltd’s salesperson that the job would be invoiced by way of progress payments. 31. CZ said he did not recall being told that. He said he understood that he would pay a deposit and then he would be invoiced when various portions of the work were completed. CI0301_C...

9. [2021] NZEmpC 217 Humphreys v Humphreys and Chief Executive of the Ministry of Health [pdf, 368 KB]

   ...care for his daughter under the employer/employee model was based on a number of concerns about the workability/suitability of the alternatives. Effectively, he felt he had no choice. [31] A copy of what is called the Individualised Funding job description, to be filled in by the caregiver (as employee), was before the Court in the common bundle of documents for hearing (although the completed documentation in this case was not). Relevantly, the job description records that th...

10. Programme evaluation of Target Hardening pilot [pdf, 673 KB]

    ...Victim Support National Office has approved the claim, the security assessor arranges for Chubb NZ to conduct a security assessment and install the required security equipment within five days receipt of the original referral to Victim Support. The job sheet from Chubb NZ is then sent back to National Office. Clients are advised that they must inform Victim Support if they are burgled again following their Target Hardening, and are contacted six months following the installation of t...